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Foundation Studies

Study structure

A short introduction to anthroposophic medicine (video) by Philipp Busche, Director of the Arlesheim Academy


Foundation Studies is aimed at all healthcare professionals who wish to broaden, deepen or refresh their understanding of people and nature.

The course teaches the concepts, working methods and therapeutic options of anthroposophic medicine and is recognized as a further training course in Switzerland (VAOAS, APIS-SAES) and Germany (GAÄD Academy).

Learning components

  • Getting together and enabling exchange

    -every six to eight weeks, on Saturdays

    -Live broadcast from the Goetheanum Studio (Zoom)

    -with internal and external speakers

    -in English (with simultaneous translation as required and possible)

    See excerpts from a live session:

    What Can We Learn From Illness?

    Art exercise (drawing)

  • Module 1: Basic Concepts in Anthroposophic Medicine

    Module 2: Life and Organism

    Module 3: Soul and Consciousness

    Module 4: Spirit and Individuality

    Module 5: Biographic Development / Constitutions and Temperaments

    Module 6: Health and Illness

    Module 7: Foundations of Therapy

  • Flexible learning design to delve into content

    Video presentations, in-depth texts and exercises on the e-learning platform

    Watch sample lectures (in German with English subtitles):

    Anthroposophic medicine and research

    Medicine in crisis

    Short film series: The art of healing

  • Deepening the content and exchange

    Tutor-led interprofessional and regional small groups

    -Weekly meeting between live sessions (digital, face-to-face or hybrid format)

What you can expect from Foundation Studies:

The tutors

Contact:

Katrin Oesteroth
E-Mail: info@akademie-arlesheim.ch

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